"blabbermouth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblæb.ə(ɹ)ˌmaʊθ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-blabbermouth.wav [US] Forms: blabbermouths [plural]
Etymology: blabber + mouth Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blabber|mouth}} blabber + mouth Head templates: {{en-noun}} blabbermouth (plural blabbermouths)
  1. (informal) A gossip. Tags: informal Translations (gossip): bocamoll [masculine] (Catalan), hölösuu (Finnish), озбо́рувач (ozbóruvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), озбору́вачка (ozborúvačka) [feminine] (Macedonian), тра́чар (tráčar) [masculine] (Macedonian), тра́чарка (tráčarka) [feminine] (Macedonian), ngutu pī (Maori), komarero (Maori), Plaupamauz [masculine] (Plautdietsch), болту́н (boltún) [masculine] (Russian), болту́нья (boltúnʹja) [feminine] (Russian), спле́тник (splétnik) [masculine] (Russian), спле́тница (splétnica) [feminine] (Russian), трепло́ (trepló) [derogatory, neuter] (Russian), bocazas [masculine] (Spanish), skvallerbytta [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-blabbermouth-en-noun-JoR3QhBB Disambiguation of 'gossip': 100 0 0
  2. (informal) A person who talks excessively. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People, Talking Synonyms: chatterbox
    Sense id: en-blabbermouth-en-noun-LYdXv1ac Disambiguation of People: 0 86 14 Disambiguation of Talking: 1 77 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 47 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 66 33
  3. (aviation) A kind of foam-dispensing nozzle used in firefighting at airports. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-blabbermouth-en-noun-V1~YP~ZA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 47 52 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: babblemouth

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blabbermouth meaning in English (5.9kB)

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